Iced Tea, Family Style

Ingredients

Fresh cold water

⅓ c. loose tea or 15 tea bags

ice cubes

sugar (optional)

lemon slices

Directions

In a 3-quart saucepan over high heat, heat 4 cups of fresh cold water to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in tea. Stir, cover, and leave for 5 minutes. Stir again and strain into a pitcher containing 4 additional cups of fresh cold water.

Cover and let stand until ready to serve. Serve over ice cubes with sugar and lemon slices.